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The Time for Action Is Now: We Must Take Bold Steps to Transform the Nursing Profession

Daily Nurse

The post-acute care, or home health care area, is especially in dire need of staff and staff commitment. Nurse Education Model (PRSF) program is designed to address this need. Traditionally, entering fields like home care has required considerable experience, creating barriers for newly graduated nurses.

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8 Types of DNP Specialties to Prepare You for a Rewarding Nursing Career

Post University

Other healthcare settings that DNPs work in include university or school clinics, colleges and professional schools, home healthcare service organizations, and laboratories. Types of DNP Specialties DNP specialties offer a way for nursing students to narrow their focus in order to build the career they want.

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Top Nursing Specialties in Demand for 2025

NexNurse

Opportunities: Geriatric nurses can work in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and home healthcare settings, and may pursue certifications in gerontological nursing. Nurse Educators Nurse educators are responsible for training and mentoring the next generation of nurses.

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Second Careers for Retired RNs

Registered Nursing

Teaching and Mentorship Retired nurses have a wealth of knowledge and experience that can benefit the next generation of healthcare professionals. Nurse Educator If you have a passion for teaching, becoming a nurse educator can be extremely rewarding.

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Florida Nurse Seeks to Inspire New Nurses as an Educator

Post University

“When I was in LPN school, a few instructors were discouraging toward men interested in becoming nurses, and it unfortunately made me decide that nursing school wasn’t for me,” he says. Instead, Donavan moved into outpatient dialysis care and, eventually, home healthcare and assisted living healthcare.

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How to Become a Registered Nurse

Post University

In all states, nurses are required to pass this exam to obtain licensure. Pursue nursing opportunities. The Importance of Accredited Nursing Education To become a licensed registered nurse, you must earn your nursing degree from an accredited program.

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Perceptions of “Reasonable” Accommodations among Nursing Faculty and Student Nurses with Disabilities

American Nurse

Although the original premise of the Theory of Shattered Assumptions addressed recovery from traumatic events, it has broad applicability in the analysis of the struggle engaging nursing faculty and SNWDs. in Nursing Science and Nursing Education from Widener University. Nurse Education Today , (33), p.